"I've been onboard the wireless charging train for nearly a decade, and still remember being excited to finally have a device I could try it with when I bought my iPhone 8 in 2017. Wireless charging felt like magic,despite the fact that it was slow and unreliable, that it wasn't all that unusual to pick up your phone to find it was both way too hot and hadn't charged at all. We've come a long, long way since then."
"The most recent innovation is Qi2.2, the latest version of the Wireless Charging Consortium's MagSafe-based standard that requires chargers to feature a magnetic ring and be capable of outputting up to 25 watts of power to Qi2.2-compatible phones. That's really good for wireless charging, although without some additional cooling, you can't expect it to hit that rate for very long, if at all."
"That's all a lot, but the good news is that the Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station works well, especially when it comes to its big banner feature of fast wireless charging for your smartphone. I confirmed with my partner's iPhone 16 that this charger can get up to 22.5W, as Apple says it and others in the 16 line can."
Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station is a $230 3-in-1 stand for iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods that implements the Qi2.2 MagSafe-based standard and a magnetic ring. The charger supports up to 25W output for compatible phones, but sustained high output requires additional cooling, so the unit includes a built-in fan to limit thermal throttling. A touchscreen reports per-device charging power and a companion app allows tweaking settings, setting a timeout clock, and updating firmware. Testing confirmed up to 22.5W on an iPhone 16, and the unit improves reliability and speed over earlier wireless chargers.
Read at gizmodo.com
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